NEAR MANHATTEN IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
Located near Manhattan in northeast Kansas, Tuttle Creek State Park offers visitors a broad variety of outdoor recreation possibilities and plenty of room to roam. The communities of Manhattan, Wamego, Fort Riley, Olsburg, Randolph and Westmoreland offer nearby eating establishments and visitor opportunities. Tuttle Creek Reservoir, the state’s second largest impoundment, offers 12,500 acres of water and approximately 100 miles of rugged, wooded shoreline to explore. Eleven parks and a marina offer a wide range of facilities such as fishing, boating, camping, picnicking, and outdoor sports.
Channel and flathead catfish can be found in the lake and in the river above and below. Good populations of crappie can be found in wooded coves and submerged brush piles. Fair numbers of largemouth bass are caught in the southern half of the lake and in River Pond while Bass tend to stay back in the protected coves near brushy cover. In early April, fair to good numbers of saugeye can be taken off the face of the dam, as well as in the river below. Often traveling in large schools, white bass are abundant in open water and off rocky points in mid-April. Rainbow trout are stocked from September to March in Willow Lake located in River Pond State Park, providing an unusual fishing opportunity in Kansas. (A special trout stamp is required.)
